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9 Russian Cyber Criminals will go on trial for scamming people

Cyber criminals from Russia has committed 25 crimes under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

According to the local news report, the investigation from June to September 2016 reveals that a 21-year-old unemployed man from Kurgan (Kurgan Oblast, Russia) had created an organized group that had committed the theft from Bank cards of Russian citizens.  The group includes 8 people, and 2 of the hackers are still minors.

The scammers sent messages to victims' phone saying that their credit/debit cards were used to purchase in online stores and gave a phone number for support.  If the person fall for the scam message and call the given number, a person pretending to be from Bank security will instruct the victim to follow few steps.  Once the victim follow the steps, money will be transferred from victim's account to the group.

The group stole more than 600 rubles from 29 people around the various regions of Russia. This criminal case was fully investigated and prosecuted by Kurgan city court.

- Christina


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